England's last-gasp 23-22 victory over Ireland at Twickenham was one of the 'most emotional' and 'proudest' days of captain Jamie George's career.
England's last-gasp victory over Ireland at Twickenham was one of the "most emotional" and "proudest" days of captain Jamie George's career.
Steve Borthwick's side started the championship with wins over Italy and Wales but a below-par display at Murrayfield, where England made 24 handling errors and conceded 22 turnovers, halted their unbeaten run and seemingly ended their title hopes. "There was a lot of criticism around our attack and to go up against Ireland and score three tries - not many teams do that," the England captain added.
"The team has been progressing. We are four games into building a new team here. I am delighted for the players and especially the supporters," Borthwick told BBC Sport. "It's between Andy and . I know people want to read things into that but Andy and I have a good relationship," Borthwick said.England number eight Ben Earl scored one of England's three tries and made an important late line-break in another player-of-the-match performance.who died a week before the Scotland game, and Danny Care winning his 100th cap had had an emotional impact on him.
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